Map Rulers
Front Side
Back Side
These rulers can be used to measure or plot latitude/longitude coordinates, UTM/MGRS coordinates, and to measure distances in either meters or miles.You will find them useful when you are working with a GPS receiver and paper maps.

Each ruler is designed for a specific scale map. You must use a ruler that matches the scale of your map.

On the front side, the rulers have minutes and seconds on one edge and decimal minutes on the other edge, allowing you to use either notation. On the back side, the rulers have distance in meters on one edge, and distance in either miles or nautical miles on the other edge. Latitude is measured directly with the ruler. But, since a degree of longitude covers a shorter distance as you move towards the poles, the ruler is used on a diagonal to measure longitude. Examples of measuring lat/lon coordinates. The rulers are printed on a sturdy 20mil white plastic stock for durability.

Additional ruler specifications, and a guide to the maps they are designed to be used with are here.
Map Ruler Sets
Map Rulers - Adventure Set -- The four most common map scales an outdoor adventurer will encounter in the Continental United States. Scales included are:
1:24,000 USGS 7.5 minute topographic maps
1:62,500 USGS 15 minute topographic maps
1:100,000 USGS & BLM 30 X 60 minute topographic maps
1:126,720 US Forest Service 1"=1/2mile forest maps
10.95
Map Rulers - USGS Set -- Ten rulers covering the common map scales used by the USGS, Forest Service, and BLM. Scales included are:
1:24,000 1:25,000 1:50,000 1:62,500
1:63,360 1:100,000 1:125,000 1:126,720
1:250,000 1:500,000
19.95
Map Rulers - DeLorme Set -- Fifteen rulers covering the scales used in DeLorme's Atlas and Gazateers. Scales included are:
1:65,000 1:77,000 1:80,000 1:84,000
1:125,000 1:150,000 1:156,000 1:160,000
1:182,000 1:190,000 1:200,000 1:250,000
1:300,000 1:320,000 1:400,000
29.95
Map Rulers - Explorer Set -- Twenty-three rulers that should cover most of the maps you're likely to encounter in land navigation. Scales included are:
1:24,000 1:25,000 1:50,000 1:62,500
1:63,360 1:65,000 1:69,500 1:77,000
1:80,000 1:84,000 1:100,000 1:125,000
1:126,720 1:150,000 1:156,000 1:160,000
1:182,000 1:190,000 1:200,000 1:250,000
1:300,000 1:320,000 1:400,000 1:500,000
35.95
Map Ruler - Nautical Set -- Eight of the most frequently encountered scales used on NOAA's marine navigation charts. Scales included are:
1:5,000 1:10,000 1:15,000 1:20,000
1:30,000 1:40,000 1:80,000 1:100,000
17.95
Individual Map Rulers
Map Ruler 1:5,000 x 0.5 minutes,
Distance in meters and nautical miles		 4.95
Map Ruler 1:10,000 x 0.5 minutes,
Distance in kilometers and nautical miles		 4.95
Map Ruler 1:15,000 x 1 minute,
Distance in kilometers and nautical miles		 4.95
Map Ruler 1:20,000 x 1 minute,
Distance in kilometers and nautical miles		 4.95
Map Ruler 1:24,000 x 2.5 minutes
Distance in kilometers and statute miles		 4.95
Map Ruler 1:25,000 x 2.5 minutes
Distance in kilometers and statute miles		 4.95
Map Ruler 1:30,000 x 2 minutes,
Distance in kilometers and nautical miles		 4.95
Map Ruler 1:30,750 x 2.5 minutes,
Distance in kilometers and statute miles		 4.95
Map Ruler 1:40,000 x 2 minutes,
Distance in kilometers and nautical miles		 4.95
Map Ruler 1:40,680 x 4 minutes,
Distance in kilometers and statute miles		 4.95
Map Ruler 1:50,000 x 5 minutes
Distance in kilometers and statute miles		 4.95
Map Ruler 1:62,500 x 5 minutes
Distance in kilometers and statute miles		 4.95
Map Ruler 1:63,360 x 5 minutes
Distance in kilometers and statute miles		 4.95
Map Ruler 1:65,000 x 5 minutes
Distance in kilometers and statute miles		 4.95
Map Ruler 1:69,500 x 5 minutes
Distance in kilometers and statute miles		 4.95
Map Ruler 1:75,000 x 5 minutes
Distance in kilometers and statute miles		 4.95
Map Ruler 1:77,000 x 5 minutes
Distance in kilometers and statute miles		 4.95
Map Ruler 1:80,000 x 5 minutes
Distance in kilometers and nautical miles		 4.95
Map Ruler 1:80,000 x 7.5 minutes
Distance in kilometers and nautical miles		 4.95
Map Ruler 1:84,000 x 7.55 minutes
Distance in kilometers and statute miles		 4.95
Map Ruler 1:100,000 x 7.5 minutes
Distance in kilometers and statute miles		 4.95
Map Ruler 1:100,000 x 10 minutes
Distance in kilometers and nautical miles		 4.95
Map Ruler 1:125,000 x 7.5 minutes
Distance in kilometers and statute miles		 4.95
Map Ruler 1:126,720 x 7.5 minutes
Distance in kilometers and statute miles		 4.95
Map Ruler 1:150,000 x 15 minutes
Distance in kilometers and statute miles		 4.95
Map Ruler 1:156,000 x 15 minutes
Distance in kilometers and statute miles		 4.95
Map Ruler 1:160,000 x 15 minutes
Distance in kilometers and statute miles		 4.95
Map Ruler 1:182,000 x 15 minutes
Distance in kilometers and statute miles		 4.95
Map Ruler 1:190,000 x 15 minutes
Distance in kilometers and statute miles		 4.95
Map Ruler 1:200,000 x 15 minutes
Distance in kilometers and statute miles		 4.95
Map Ruler 1:250,000 x 15 minutes
Distance in kilometers and statute miles		 4.95
Map Ruler 1:280,000 x 20 minutes
Distance in kilometers and statute miles		 4.95
Map Ruler 1:300,000 x 30 minutes
Distance in kilometers and statute miles		 4.95
Map Ruler 1:320,000 x 30 minutes
Distance in kilometers and statute miles		 4.95
Map Ruler 1:400,000 x 30 minutes
Distance in kilometers and statute miles		 4.95
Map Ruler 1:500,000 x 30 minutes
Distance in kilometers and statute miles		 4.95